burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to call out; to ask someone to come
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
dispersal; scattering; discrete
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
collection of books; (personal) library
competing; competition; auction
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
dwelling; house; residence; address
to live; to reside; to inhabit
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
education or school expenses
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
at one's sweet will; doing whatever one pleases; however one pleases
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be manageable; to be able to handle
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
property; fortune; assets
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
one part; one portion; one section
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
having said that; on the other hand